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The tarp is covering the infield at ASA
Hall of Fame Stadium. There are lots of dark clouds to the south and southeast
of the stadium. According to weather.com, the updated forecast calls for
"showers and thunderstorms continuing through late evening."

The radar from a local television
affiliate, as of 5:35 p.m., showed a lot of "bad color" moving into the
Oklahoma City area. There are flood advisories issued for counties to the
southwest of Oklahoma City.

The good news is that the rain stopped
around noon and there hasn't been significant rainfall since then.